Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in India

India: Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index was 70 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70
in 2017
All-time low
40
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in India, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 402006: 402007: 402008: 402009: 402010: 402011: 402012: 402013: 402014: 602015: 602016: 602017: 702018: 702019: 70

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 70 for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 75.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India peaked at 70 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2005.

India ranks 38th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index in India, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score in India, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 40
2006 40 +0.0%
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2010 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 40 +0.0%
2013 40 +0.0%
2014 60 +50.0%
2015 60 +0.0%
2016 60 +0.0%
2017 70 +16.7%
2018 70 +0.0%
2019 70 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40 40 40 5
2010s 55 40 70 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 38 Bangladesh 70 compare
  2. 38 Nigeria 70 compare
  3. 38 Pakistan 70 compare
  4. 38 Albania 70 compare
  5. 38 Azerbaijan 70 compare
  6. 38 Burundi 70 compare
  7. 38 Colombia 70 compare
  8. 38 Malawi 70 compare
  9. 38 Solomon Islands 70 compare
  10. 38 Thailand 70 compare
  11. 38 Tunisia 70 compare
  12. 38 United Kingdom 70 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India?
Protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index in India was 70 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 70 in 2017.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2005.
How does India rank for protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index?
India ranks 38th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of director liability index rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Extent of director liability index (0-10) - Score
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World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,865 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for extent of director liability index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.